How to cook a delicious pea porridge

Pea porridge is very tasty and nutritious. It is rich in vegetable protein, and thus suitable as a side dish for any second dish. To prepare pea porridge is very simple, and its good for the body extraordinary, as it contains a lot of valuable nutrients.

You will need

• • 1средняя bulb;
  • 1стакан dry peas;
  • 2cups of water;
  • salt 0.5 CH. l;
  • butter;
  • vegetable oil;
  • parsley or dill for decoration.

Instruction

1. Before you start cooking the porridge on the eve sort peas, rinse, fill with cooled boiled water and leave to swell at least two hours. The longer the peas will soak, the better. For example, if in the morning pour it in the evening you can cook porridge.
2. Swollen peas rinse again. Then fill it with water with a ratio of two cups water per Cup of peas and bring to a boil. After boil, reduce heat to low.
3. Pea porridge simmer on low heat, otherwise it may burn, and simmer the peas will maintain more of their beneficial properties. The cooking time of cereals depends on the duration of soaking of peas and can be from 15 to 50 minutes, until the grains will not burst. If the water boils away, add boiling water, not cold water from the peas will turn out tasteless.
4. Salt porridge 15-30 minutes after the start of boiling, but do not overdo it, because peas are easy to overdo.
5. Peel the onion, finely chop and fry in vegetable oil until Golden brown.
6. If the peas are falling apart, the cooking can be completed. To mess with a thick, viparita excess water, add butter and stir.
7. Mash thoroughly porridge, add fried onions and mix. Before serving, put in plates and decorate with parsley or dill. Pea porridge can be cooked instead of mashed potatoes and serve it with grilled sausage, sour cabbage, meat with gravy or with a salad.